Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 8:56 am WST on Thursday 22 February 2024
Headline:
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln expected to re-develop, impacts for
the west Pilbara and northern Gascoyne coast Friday and
Saturday.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.
Watch Zone
Roebourne to Minilya Roadhouse including Karratha, Dampier, Onslow
and Exmouth.
Cancelled Zone
None.
Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln at 8:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 45
kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per
hour.
Location: within 55 kilometres of 16.1 degrees South 120.6 degrees
East, estimated to be 270 kilometres northwest of Broome and 650
kilometres northeast of Karratha.
Movement: west at 18 kilometres per hour.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln is offshore from the west Kimberley
coast. The system will move to the west southwest and develop,
likely reaching tropical cyclone intensity overnight Thursday. It
will then turn to the southwest towards the far west Pilbara coast
while developing further. On Saturday the system is most likely to
cross the far west Pilbara or upper Gascoyne coast and weaken as it
moves inland on Sunday.
Hazards:
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of 100 km/h will possibly develop
Friday morning between Roebourne to Cape Preston if the system
tracks further south than expected.
The risk of GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of 100 km/h extends
west to between Cape Preston to Ningaloo from Friday evening, and
they become more likely during Saturday. There is also a risk of
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of 100km/hr extending to between
Ningaloo and Minilya Roadhouse late Friday evening and continuing
into Saturday. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 140 km/h are also possible
near the centre of the system on Saturday.
HEAVY RAINFALL is likely to be confined to near the path of the
cyclone, developing about the western Pilbara as the cyclone
approaches the coast from late Friday, and then spreading
southwards into the western Gascoyne as the system moves south on
Saturday.
Tides near the path of the system are likely to rise above the
normal high tide mark on Friday and Saturday with very rough seas
and flooding of low-lying coastal areas.
Recommended Action:
DFES advises of the following community alerts:
Blue Alert: People in or near coastal communities Roebourne to
Minilya Roadhouse need to prepare for cyclonic weather and organise
an emergency kit including first aid kit, torch portable radio,
food and water
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